Shocking moment the ref is savagely beaten by rioting fans

This is the shocking moment a referee is chased and savagely beaten by rioting supporters in Congo.

In a high pressured play-off tie between DCMP and Dauphin Noir, the match ended in carnage as a section of DCMP supporters stormed the field to attack the referee.

Upon hearing the final whistle, ‘fans’ burst onto the pitch and chased down the match officials who desperately tried to flee. One man can be seen slide tackling a match official to the ground as a large group pile in to beat the man.

Riot police desperately tried to protect the referee, who can be seen with a severely swollen and bleeding face, before he his carried from the field of play on a stretcher.